We’re getting ready for the adventure of a lifetime! Join co-sponsors LambShoppe and Longmont Yarn Shoppe as we head to Scotland for the Edinburgh Wool Festival and so much more! Our two-week adventure begins Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Edinburgh, Scotland. From there, we’ll enjoy a spectacular tour of the country with our very own Scotsman, Iain Scott. Also, international knitting teachers Ann Budd and Jennifer Miller will join us.

Register is now closed.

Ann Budd

In addition to being a fun-loving knitaholic, Ann Budd is a freelance knitting editor, author, teacher, and designer. She has authored more than a dozen books, including the Handy Book series and many of the Style series, as well as several books on sock knitting, including Getting Started Knitting Socks, Sock Knitting Master Class, and New Directions in Sock Knitting. Ann is also the host of Knit For Fun Retreats, which are held twice a year in various locations across the United States. Ann lives in Boulder, Colorado, and teaches workshops around North America and abroad. Learn more at annbuddknits.com.

Jennifer Miller

Jennifer is a yarn/color designer, creator of Theodora’s Pearls, nationally-known hand painted and hand-dyed fine fibers, utilizing unusual and luxury fibers. She’s a popular knitting instructor, including basic and advanced technique, knitwear design, and creativity and color design. She teaches and lectures on creativity, color design, knitting design, lacework, and more. She has served as a consultant to entrepreneurs on textiles, fibers, and colors. Jennifer has been working with fibers for many years, having learned fiber and color techniques from her mother and grandmother. Jennifer is an author and columnist on fiber dyeing at Fabrics.net, comprehensive fiber and fabric website.

Classes offered by Jennifer: Modular Knitting and Color Combining

Iain Scott

Iain is a native of West Scotland, who graduated from Stirling University after studying history. He has a background in sales and marketing with comprehensive knowledge of two industries important to Scotlands economy; Scotch whisky and golf. His career took him all over his homeland and as a proud Scot he enjoys spreading the word about “probably the best little country in the world.” Iain has recently relocated to Lubbock, West Texas and has a business offering educational and entertaining whisky tastings, whisky, golf and Outlander tours of Scotland.

Edinburgh Wool Festival (Due to the fact that the Edinburgh Wool Festival lasts three days, you will be responsible for purchasing your ticket and registering for classes on your own. The hotel where we’ll be staying is on a bus line with service to the event. You will be responsible for bus fares.)

Physical requirements

We want you to enjoy your trip to Scotland. That being said, visiting castles & woolen mills, walking the Royal Mile and touring about, followed by lodging in historic hotels that have stairs instead of elevators will require sturdy shoes and a sense of adventure. We hope you can join us!

Cost

The cost includes all lodging, classes with Ann and Jennifer, breakfast each day, six dinners, admission to castles, Talisker distillery, High Tea at the Balmoral, group transportation after the Edinburgh Wool Festival on a luxury bus with a Scottish tour guide, plus a few surprises and a lot more fun than you can imagine!